Search Results: Authors starting with M from Arabesque Books

Sea Island, Georgia: Sea Island Company, (2003), 2003. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio - 12 1/4" tall. 188 pages. Illustrated in color and in black & white with period photographs. Dust jacket and book are in excellent condition. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve. No previous owner's names or marks. The story of the building of The Cloister and Sea Island. A beautiful, gift quality book, like new.

Old Tappan, New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell Company, (1980), 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 160 pages. Illustrated. Inscribed and signed by Rosalynn Carter to a friend on the front free end paper. Also signed by both authors on the front free end paper. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve, not price clipped. The slightest of bump at the top of the spine. A signed collector's copy in fine condition.

Japan: Kokusai Johosha Ltd., 1978. Hardcover. Fine/Slipcase Near Fine. Folio - 14 1/2" tall. In the original publisher's shipping box. pp. xviii, 140. Beautifully illustrated with full page and double page photographs of nature. Book is in Japanese and English. The four seasons are written in prose and poetry by Hisao Sawano, Kocho Hori, Sakon Sou, and Asako Murou. Including Utaro Noda. Large glossy reproductions of Shinzo Maeda's poetic photographs of Japan's natural beauty are included with descriptions. The book is in excellent, very fine condition in the original onion skin tissue paper and slipcase box. Included is a large envelop with four photographs in color which can be framed for hanging on the wall. All of this is protected in the original publisher's cardboard box. While the book itself is in perfect condition, the onion skin tissue has a one inch closed tear at the head of the spine and the slipcase box has a couple of scuffs. One of the four photographs… Read More

New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc. (1948), 1948. Hardcover. Good Plus/New Facsimile. Thick 8vo. 721 pages. Inscribed on the front free end paper, "To --- a friend of my dad's, Norman Mailer, February 1949". Later printing without the Rinehart logo on the copyright page. The new facsimile dust jacket is protected in a mylar sleeve. The spine of the book has wear at the top and bottom, minor chipping. A 1/2" tear at the top of the spine has been repaired. Interior of book is clean, no marks. Attractive with the new facsimile dust jacket.

Asheville, North Carolina: Biltmore Press, 1964. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 84 pages. Illustrated. Signed by both authors on the front free end paper. Dust jacket protected in a mylar sleeve. Dust jacket has some minor edge wear and slight fading, no chips. No previous owner's names or marks. Photos of the historic buildings and homes of Athens.

Gorizia, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 157 pages. Illustrated in full color. Dust jacket protected in a mylar sleeve. Signed by the artist (Faganel) on the front free end paper. Text in both Italian and English. Beautiful dust jacket in color of one of his paintings. Book is very clean with no previous owner's names or marks. 129 pages of the artist's works from 1961 to 2000. A very scarce book signed by the artist himself.

Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing Company, (1984), 1984. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. pp. xi, 12-185. Illustrated. Book protected in new mylar. Inscription on the front free end paper to individuals and signed Clarece & Lee, Roswell, Georgia, July 1985. Book is solid, tight, and square. A scarce copy.

Atlanta, Georgia: Atlanta Historical Society, 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to. pp. [4], 208. Illustrated. Maps. Book protected in mylar. Other than a small round (3/4") shadow on the front free end paper where a sticker may have been removed, the book is very clean, no previous owner's names or marks. Covers Atlanta streetcars and trolleys. This is only volume two of a two volume set. A very scarce copy.

Atlanta, Georgia: Emory University, 1979. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo. pp. xxii, 345. Illustrated. Protected in mylar. Inscribed to an individual with warmest regards. Interior of book is in fine, solid condition. The binding is in very good condition.

Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing, Inc., (1995), 1995. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine Condition./No Jacket. Folio. 328 pages. Illustrated. Stated Limited Edition. Bound in very attractive bonded leather. Former owner's inscription inside the front free end paper. Covers World War II to Vietnam and includes hundreds of action photos and personal biographies. Full color unit insignias on the end papers. A scarce copy of a handsome book.

Century Memorial Publishing Company, 1902. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus Condition./No Jacket. Thick 4to. pp. x, 723. Illustrated. Volume Two only. Bound in very attractive 3/4 red burgundy buckram, but with Morocco like grain and red marbled boards, gilt title. Red marbled end papers. Interior is very clean with the very lightest of foxing on only a few pages. Covers the period from 1865 to 1900 including biographical section on prominent Atlantans. No previous owner's names or marks, a attractive, solid, tight copy of a scarce Atlanta history.

Honolulu, Hawaii: Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Ltd., 1935. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. 32 pages. Illustrated. Inscribed on the front free end paper by the author to a Lieut. Commander and signed "Benjamin L. Marx" and dated June 11, 1945. Benjamin L. Marx was Secretary of Sanford Ballard Dole, President of the Republic and first Governor of Hawaii. This pamphlet records Mr. Marx's recollections of the establishment of the Republic of Hawaii in 1894, the rebellion, and relations with the United States. Two page photo shows the last meeting of the Hawaiian cabinet with Marx and President Dole. In very good condition with slight edge and corner wear, a couple of light tan marks on the rear cover. Protected in a mylar sleeve. A rare, inscribed, historically important Hawaiian pamphlet.

Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc. (1937), 1937. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Tall 8vo. Robert Lawson. 259 pages. Illustrated in black & white. Frontispiece. Illustrated end papers. Copyright 1930. Book protected in new mylar. Front panel of binding illustrated in unfaded, full vivid color. Light browning to the end papers. Three Irish fairy fantasy stories. No previous owner's names or marks. A beautiful near fine, tight, square copy. Scarce, especially in this condition.

Scott & Co., 1876. First Edition . Three-Quarter Leather. Very Good Condition.. 8vo. pp.vi, 7-305, 2 pages of ads. Illustrated with several hundred engravings of the principal coins. Protected in mylar. Red three-quarter leather binding with raised bands on the spine is lightly rubbed on the edges, but very attractive. Previous owner's book plate on the front paste down. Interior pages are very clean, near fine.

Philadelphia: Dorrance & Company, (1976), 1976. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo. pp. vii, (1), 189. Illustrated. Dust jacket protected in mylar sleeve. Book is in near fine condition except for a very light water stain in the upper right corner throughout. Inscribed to an individual with best wishes and dated on the front free end paper. A scarce copy of a book about the conquest of Atlanta and the McCook-Stoneman mission to destroy the railroad, the life blood of Atlanta.

New York: Random House, (1965), 1965. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 373 pages. Dust jacket is protected in a mylar sleeve. Dust jacket has two very small chips, two creases and two closed tears (1/2" & 1 1/2") at the top of the spine and front panel, not price clipped. Book is tight and fresh looking.

Hartford, Conn.: A.S. Hale and Company, 1870. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo. pp. xi, 501. Illustrated, two folding plates. Frontispiece is missing. Title page has been repaired, but is all present. Emboss stamp from a previous owner. Solidly rebound with new end papers. A scarce book.

London: Henry G. Bohn, 1852. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. pp. x, [2], 497. Frontispiece, engraved title, map, and all 16 engravings present. Full, contemporary green leather with gilt tooling on front, rear covers and spine. All edges gilt. Some minor edge and corner wear, but still quite attractive for its age. Interior of book is clean with no former owner's names or marks. Book is solid, square, hinges are strong.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1854. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo. pp. (2 ads), frontispiece, engraved title, xvii, 448, (12, ads). Illustrated with 5 additional plates. Protected in mylar. Binding is worn with chips at top and bottome of the spine, a few spots, corners frayed. Interior is mostly clean with some minor writing and spotting. From hinge is cracked, but holding. Two book plates on the front paste down. A worn, but solid copy.

Lawrenceville, Georgia: Gwinnett Historical Society, Inc., 1988. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Thick 8vo. pp. xiv, [2], 653, [2], Supplement 28 pages (1987 corrections), Index 12 pages. Illustrated. Maps. Book protected in mylar. Signed by Alice Smythe McCabe on the title page. Not inscribed to any individual, signed only, "With best wishes". Former owner's emboss seal on the front free end paper, no other marks. A very clean, solid, tight copy, scarce.